(296638) Sergeibelov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2009 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn 87546 Kryachko, T. V..
Belov Sergei Aleksandrovich (1944-2013) is one of the most renowned Soviet and European basketball players of the 20th century. He won one gold and three bronze Olympic medals, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame, and was named the Best FIBA Player Ever.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sergeibelov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sergeibelov is 3.30 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 296638 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 SD101 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.08 km (#10,471 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0899 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.